Another case for the Edwardian detective Dr. John Thorndyke. A wealthy dealer has disappeared, leaving behind a safe apparently full of valuables, protected by a puzzle lock with 40 billion possible combinations.... Read more »
Six very short (ranging in length from 8 to 18 minutes) classic tales from the Victorian and Edwardian eras, by authors Bernard Capes, W. F. Harvey, Edith Nesbit and Barry Pain. Timestamps... Read more »
An anthology of six stories by various authors, all of which centre around a mysterious, sinister or haunted room. The stories are … source Read more »
Seven classic tales by the Edwardian master of the macabre, Saki. See below for details and timestamps. As Saki’s stories are typically very short, I’ve put together this compilation featuring three stories... Read more »
A selection of 10 classic stories featuring some of the detective “rivals of Sherlock Holmes” who began to appear in popular periodicals after Conan Doyle apparently killed Holmes off in 1893. Featuring... Read more »
Rural superstitions, jealousy and betrayal, with a hint of witchcraft, combine in this tragic tale of a young wife and her husband’s abandoned lover. An atypical incursion into the realms of gothic... Read more »